Florida man dons dress, blond wig in attempt to evade cops after boat theft

A man who authorities say may be behind a boat theft in the Florida Heartland has been arrested, despite his botched attempt to disguise himself as a woman, the Glades County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Joshua Kolotka, 33, was arrested Wednesday afternoon during an investigation into a stolen boat at the Old Caloosa Lodge area in Lakeport.

Deputies were canvassing the area in search of the suspect when they saw a person, who appeared to be a blond woman wearing oversized sunglasses, leaving a home.

That person turned out to be a white male — and the alleged suspect of the theft, according to the sheriff’s office.

Kolotka, who was wearing a white cardigan on top of a light blue, feather-patterned dress was subsequently arrested for two Okeechobee County warrants, along with the theft of a John Deere Gator and the stolen boat.

Several other “possibly stolen” items were also located, deputies said.

The Glades County Sheriff’s Office is currently working with the Seminole Police Department to identify some of those items and figure out if they’re connected to other theft cases in the area.